Gilgit, June 3, 2022: Young public health professionals and social activists from Ghizer district of Gilgit-Baltistan have called a Youth Grand Jirga on mental health on June 19, 2022, in district headquarters Ghakuch. Initiated by Immune Commune Research and Development (ICRD), the jirga will deliberate on increasing suicide cases and their prevention in Ghizer. Ibex…
By C.R. Akbar Shah June 1, 2022: Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) has the largest number of water reservoirs outside of polar regions. Blessed with a large number of rivers and streams, the mountainous region has a huge potential for power generation. According to the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, Gilgit-Baltistan has a potential of 60,000 to…
By C.R. Akbar Shah Gilgit, May 30, 2022: Gilgit-Baltistan falls under the red zone of climate-induced natural disasters caused by a consistent increase in environmental pollution and global temperature. GB is a mostly forest deficient area except for the Diamir district which has the largest area of natural forests in the mountainous region. One of…
The incumbent coalition government in Islamabad has introduced a 50% cut in the subsidized wheat provided to Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). Ibex Times contacted Akbar Shah, a senior journalist in Gilgit, associated with local and national newspapers, to know about the issue of wheat subsidy given to GB by the federal government. According to Shah, Chief Minister,…